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Photo of the Honorable Sheila R. Tillerson Adams The Honorable
Sheila R. Tillerson Adams


7th Judicial Circuit
Associate Judge
Circuit Court for Prince George's County, MD

Associate Judge, November 1996 to present

District Court for Prince George's County, MD Associate Judge, first African American woman appointed to the District Court for Prince George's County, Maryland, June, 1993 ? October, 1996
State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, MD Assistant State's Attorney, 1984 to 1988
Chief, Sexual Assault/Child Abuse Unit from 1987 to 1988
County Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, MD Deputy County Attorney, June 1988 to 1996
First African American woman to serve as Deputy County Attorney in Prince George's County, Maryland
Legal Aid Bureau, Baltimore City, MD Reginald Heber Smith Fellow, 1982 to 1984
Represented clients in contested and non-contested divorce, custody, adoption and other domestic matters.
Law School JD, Howard University School of Law, May, 1982
Masters of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, May, 1987
Undergraduate BS, Morgan State University, Cum Laude Honors, May 1979
Memberships/Acknowledgements

President, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Assoc, 1991

Member of

  • J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Prince George's County Bar Association
  • National Bar Association

Legal career has been devoted to public service

Personal Information Born on December 16, 1957 in Washington, DC
Married to Timothy J. Adams
One stepdaughter, Tiara Adams